"Reference units" are reference groups within state library associations.

"Reference units" are reference groups within state library associations.

Not enough services to sustain the chapters in the past.

Not enough services to sustain the chapters in the past.

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-Contact info for units

-Contact info for units

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-Is it possible to talk to members of Group A from last year to give us more background

-Is it possible to talk to members of Group A from last year to give us more background

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-What is their vision for what they'd like us to accomplish

-What is their vision for what they'd like us to accomplish

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-What challenges they know about that we might face

-What challenges they know about that we might face

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RUSA values -- link to current project

RUSA values -- link to current project

don't constrain ourselves to RUSA's current identity (values, etc)

don't constrain ourselves to RUSA's current identity (values, etc)

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think of Joseph/RUSA as our "client"

Should we start chapters? And if we do, what are the costs and benefits?

Should we start chapters? And if we do, what are the costs and benefits?

Revision as of 14:53, 11 January 2008

1/11/08

Tasks for Project:

Get list of "existing" RUSA units.

Contact units. How many are there?

Identify history of local involvement. What is your role as a unit? What is your contribution to RUSA as a whole?

Preparing the Project Plan

Key components of the project: Learning the history of RUSA units. Learning the history of the first Emerging Leaders group. Identify possible areas of cooperation, contact local units, produce proposal. Recruitment? is this a key component? How do we define local? Maybe local can be defined by interest. How do you create avenues for participation? How do you encourage discourse? We need to research to see what worked and what didn't from previous chapter paradigm.

Project Goals (what we want to accomplish): Outcome: how to create a vibrant local chapter system for RUSA to improve recruitment, communication and collaboration.

Who are the customers? RUSA, local units, current members. Library/information professionals who are potential members or users of RUSA resources. What does RUSA want? Recruitment. Librarians who are potential members want: discourse, resources (articles, access to strategies, new ideas, workshops, meetings, strategy sharing, opportunities for local entities to share ideas, professional development that's accessible, local networks).

What are the deliverables? What will be produced?
Better collaboration between RUSA units. We can't deliver collaboration. We can create a proposal that will outline how RUSA can facilitate establishment of local units and collaboration between those units. We need to recommend a size or scale that would be feasible for the separate units.

-Tangibles: Poster, final proposal
-What backup do we need? Internet survey? Phone interviews with each chapters. Open-ended questionnaire with followup by phone? Or call every one, a sample.

List the specifications for each deliverable. What criteria are customers likely to use to determine their satisfaction with a deliverable?

List the activities or steps to follow to achieve the goals and produce the deliverables.

What is the desired time frame? When do you hope to complete the project?

Next Steps
1. Get list of RUSA "units" still in existence (mentioned in project description) & Find out background of local chapters and why they fragmented, and results of last EL group that led to this project. (Nicole)
2. Draft a survey/questions (Emily & Rob)
3. Research models in other sections/divisions to see what they are doing & if working (Kim)

Questions for Mary and Joe/Things we need answered or are wondering...

-Tell us about the history of units and involvement, what worked for local chapters, what didn't.
"Reference units" are reference groups within state library associations.
Not enough services to sustain the chapters in the past.
-Contact info for units
-Is it possible to talk to members of Group A from last year to give us more background
-What is their vision for what they'd like us to accomplish
-What challenges they know about that we might face

Notes:
Will be using "Basecamp" for project work & file sharing
think of this as a feasability study
ACRL has chapter setup to research their model
there must be give and take to sustain chapter relationship
RUSA values -- link to current project
don't constrain ourselves to RUSA's current identity (values, etc)
think of Joseph/RUSA as our "client"

Should we start chapters? And if we do, what are the costs and benefits?

Questions to ask:
What are the benefits to groups and individual members?
Costs: financial and hr

Big info sources
-Kathleen Bordton (sp?), previous RUSA exec director
ask her who to contact for info about past chapters
-ACRL for info about their model
-Sample of reference groups who could be potential chapters